The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 25
Jekyll was no exception; and as he now sat on the opposite side of the fire—a large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a slyish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness—you could see by his looks that he cherished for Mr. Utterson a sincere and warm affection.
Jekyll no era una excepción; y mientras estaba sentado al otro lado del fuego—un hombre corpulento, bien formado, de rostro terso de unos cincuenta años, con algo de expresión astuta quizás, pero con toda señal de capacidad y bondad—se podía ver por su aspecto que profesaba por el señor Utterson un afecto sincero y cálido.
"I have been wanting to speak to you, Jekyll," began the latter.
"He estado deseando hablar contigo, Jekyll", comenzó este último.
"You know that will of yours?"
"¿Conoces ese testamento tuyo?"
A close observer might have gathered that the topic was distasteful; but the doctor carried it off gaily.
Un observador atento habría notado que el tema era desagradable; pero el doctor lo llevó con alegría.
"My poor Utterson," said he, "you are unfortunate in such a client.
"Mi pobre Utterson", dijo él, "eres desafortunado con semejante cliente.
I never saw a man so distressed as you were by my will; unless it were that hide-bound pedant, Lanyon, at what he called my scientific heresies.
Nunca vi a un hombre tan angustiado como tú lo estuviste por mi testamento; a menos que fuera ese pedante estrecho de miras, Lanyon, ante lo que él llamaba mis herejías científicas.
O, I know he's a good fellow—you needn't frown—an excellent fellow, and I always mean to see more of him; but a hide-bound pedant for all that; an ignorant, blatant pedant.
Oh, sé que es un buen tipo—no tienes por qué fruncir el ceño—un tipo excelente, y siempre tengo la intención de verlo más; pero un pedante estrecho de miras a pesar de todo; un pedante ignorante y descarado.
I was never more disappointed in any man than Lanyon."
Nunca estuve más decepcionado de ningún hombre que de Lanyon".
"You know I never approved of it," pursued Utterson, ruthlessly disregarding the fresh topic.
"Sabes que nunca lo aprobé", prosiguió Utterson, haciendo caso omiso sin piedad del nuevo tema.
"My will? Yes, certainly, I know that," said the doctor, a trifle sharply.
"¿Mi testamento? Sí, ciertamente, lo sé", dijo el doctor, un tanto bruscamente.
"You have told me so."
"Me lo has dicho."
"Well, I tell you so again," continued the lawyer.
"Bueno, te lo digo de nuevo", continuó el abogado.
"I have been learning something of young Hyde."
"He estado averiguando algo sobre el joven Hyde."
The large handsome face of Dr. Jekyll grew pale to the very lips, and there came a blackness about his eyes.
El rostro grande y apuesto del Dr. Jekyll palideció hasta los mismos labios, y apareció una oscuridad alrededor de sus ojos.
Vocabulary
- no
- no, not
- era
- was, used to be (imperfect of ser)
- una
- a, an, one (feminine)
- excepción
- exception
- y
- and
- mientras
- while, whereas
- estaba
- was, was being (imperfect of estar)
- sentado
- seated, sitting
- al
- to the, at the (a + el contraction)
- otro
- other, another
- lado
- side
- del
- of the, from the (de + el contraction)
- fuego
- fire
- un
- a, an, one (masculine)
- hombre
- man
- corpulento
- corpulent, stout, heavyset
- bien
- well, good
- formado
- formed, shaped, built
- de
- of, from
- rostro
- face, countenance
- terso
- smooth, polished
- unos
- some, about, approximately (plural masculine)
- cincuenta
- fifty
- años
- years
- con
- with
- algo
- something, somewhat
- expresión
- expression
- astuta
- astute, cunning, shrewd (feminine)
- quizás
- perhaps, maybe
- pero
- but
- toda
- all, every, whole (feminine)
- señal
- sign, signal, mark
- capacidad
- capacity, ability, capability
- bondad
- goodness, kindness
- se
- reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself, themselves
- podía
- could, was able to (imperfect of poder)
- ver
- to see
- por
- by, for, through, per
- su
- his, her, its, your, their
- aspecto
- aspect, appearance, look
- que
- that, which, who, than
- profesaba
- professed, practiced (imperfect of profesar)
- el
- the (masculine singular)
- señor
- mister, sir, lord, man
- afecto
- affection, fondness
- sincero
- sincere, genuine
- cálido
- warm, hot
- He
- I have (present perfect auxiliary)
- estado
- been; state (past participle or noun)
- deseando
- wishing, desiring (gerund of desear)
- hablar
- to speak, to talk
- contigo
- with you (informal)
- comenzó
- began, started (preterite of comenzar)
- este
- this (masculine)
- último
- last, latest, final
- Conoces
- you know, are familiar with (present tense)
- ese
- that (masculine)
- testamento
- will, testament
- tuyo
- yours (masculine possessive)
- Un
- a, an, one (masculine)
- observador
- observer
- atento
- attentive, observant, careful
- habría
- would have (conditional of haber)
- notado
- noticed, noted (past participle)
- tema
- theme, topic, subject
- desagradable
- unpleasant, disagreeable
- doctor
- doctor
- lo
- it, him (direct object pronoun)
- llevó
- took, carried, led (preterite of llevar)
- alegría
- joy, happiness
- Mi
- my
- pobre
- poor
- dijo
- said, told (preterite of decir)
- él
- he, him
- eres
- you are (informal, present tense of ser)
- desafortunado
- unfortunate, unlucky
- semejante
- such, similar
- cliente
- client, customer
- Nunca
- never
- vi
- I saw (preterite of ver)
- a
- to, at; personal a
- tan
- so, such, as (before adjectives/adverbs)
- angustiado
- distressed, anguished
- como
- as, like, how
- tú
- you (informal subject pronoun)
- estuviste
- you were (preterite of estar, informal)
- mi
- my
- menos
- less, fewer, minus
- fuera
- outside; were (imperfect subjunctive of ser)
- pedante
- pedantic
- estrecho
- narrow, tight, close
- miras
- you look at; views, sights
- ante
- before, in front of, facing
- llamaba
- called, used to call (imperfect of llamar)
- mis
- my (plural)
- herejías
- heresies
- científicas
- scientific (feminine plural)
- sé
- I know; be (imperative of saber/ser)
- es
- is (present tense of ser)
- buen
- good (apocopated form of bueno)
- tipo
- type, kind, guy
- tienes
- you have (informal, present tense of tener)
- qué
- what, which (with accent)
- fruncir
- to frown, to wrinkle
- ceño
- frown, scowl
- excelente
- excellent
- siempre
- always
- tengo
- I have (present tense of tener)
- la
- the (feminine singular); her, it
- intención
- intention
- verlo
- to see him/it (infinitive with pronoun)
- más
- more, most, plus
- pesar
- regret; to weigh; despite
- todo
- all, everything, whole (masculine)
- ignorante
- ignorant
- descarado
- shameless, brazen, cheeky
- estuve
- I was (preterite of estar)
- decepcionado
- disappointed
- ningún
- no, not any, none (apocopated form)
- Sabes
- you know (informal, present tense of saber)
- nunca
- never
- aprobé
- I approved, passed (preterite of aprobar)
- prosiguió
- continued, proceeded (preterite of proseguir)
- haciendo
- doing, making (gerund of hacer)
- caso
- case, attention, instance
- omiso
- ignored, neglected (hacer caso omiso = ignore)
- sin
- without
- piedad
- pity, mercy, compassion
- nuevo
- new
- Sí
- yes (with accent)
- ciertamente
- certainly, surely
- tanto
- so much, so many
- bruscamente
- abruptly, brusquely, suddenly
- Me
- me, to me (object pronoun)
- has
- you have (informal, present perfect auxiliary)
- dicho
- said, told (past participle of decir)
- Bueno
- good, well, okay
- te
- you, to you (informal object pronoun)
- digo
- I say, tell (present tense of decir)
- continuó
- continued (preterite of continuar)
- abogado
- lawyer, advocate
- averiguando
- finding out, investigating (gerund of averiguar)
- sobre
- about, on, over, above
- joven
- young; young person, youth
- El
- the (masculine singular)
- grande
- big, large, great
- apuesto
- handsome, good-looking
- palideció
- turned pale (preterite of palidecer)
- hasta
- until, up to, even
- los
- the (masculine plural); them
- mismos
- same, very (masculine plural)
- labios
- lips
- apareció
- appeared (preterite of aparecer)
- oscuridad
- darkness, obscurity
- alrededor
- around, surrounding
- sus
- his, her, its, your, their (plural)
- ojos
- eyes
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